Between the Australia fires, the Puerto Rico earthquakes and Iran tensions, it’s been a busy week. Here’s a roundup of all the good news you missed.
Author: Grace Hauck, USA TODAY
Magnitude 5.9 earthquake rocks Puerto Rico and causes landslide in Peñuelas
Another earthquake has shaken Puerto Rico, this time a 5.9 magnitude quake on Saturday causing damage along the southern coast.
Once a delicacy eaten by Chinese emperors, one of world’s largest fish just went extinct
The Chinese paddlefish, once common to the Yangtze River, has gone extinct due to overfishing and habitat fragmentation, according to a new study.
Coyote attacks are extremely rare. But in Chicago, a man and child were bitten in one day
Two people, including a 5-year-old boy, were bitten by a coyote in Chicago Wednesday, the most recent in a string of coyote sightings.
Outraged Americans condemn US actions in Iraq and Iran: ‘Enough with this nonsense’
More than 70 demonstrations were planned across the country to protest the Trump administration’s killing of top Iranian Gen. Qasem Soleimani.
‘Immensely tragic’: 2 toddlers die after woman stabs man then jumps from high-rise with child
Two toddlers are dead after a woman stabbed a man and jumped from the 11th floor of a building with an infant early Thursday morning, police said.
New Year’s Eve sees gun violence across nation, concluding record-high year of mass killings
2019 was a deadly year for gun violence, and New Year’s Eve was no different. Within hours of the new decade, many people had lost their lives.
Legal weed sales begin in Illinois as state pardons more than 11,000 marijuana convictions
Weed dispensaries across Illinois opened their doors Wednesday morning to long lines of customers eager to purchase recreational marijuana.
20 predictions for 2020: Here’s what people thought would happen by this year
Decades ago, academics, futurists and government agencies cast their predictions of what would happen by the year 2020. Here’s what happened.
Parents prank toddler with banana Christmas gift, and her pure joy goes viral
These parents thought they’d prank their toddler with the worst present ever: A wrapped banana. Turns out, the 2-year-old loved it.